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LOT 0891
Roman and Other Emerald Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 1/4 in. (10.53 grams, 36.3 cm).
Composed of tubular and oblate beads with a bead drop as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 0891
Roman and Other Emerald Green Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Tall, sloping walls and a dimpled base; probably cut down from a larger vessel. 171 grams, 15.6 cm wide
From an important London, UK, glass collection, formed 1990s onwards.
This shape is a variety of hemispherical cups found in various materials and techniques during the first three centuries of the Empire. Clay cups of the same shape have been discovered alongside coins of Augustus in necropolises in Switzerland. An analogous form in glass appears in a cup fragment found at Karanis, Egypt, in a stratum dated to the 3rd century AD. The type of decoration is characteristic of the Syrian production centre during the 3rd century AD. -
Roman Miniature Gladius Sword Pendant
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a gladius sword with tongue-shaped blade pierced for suspension, square-section handle and knob finial. 2.14 grams, 27 mm
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Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Nude Male
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £180
Oval with an engraved standing nude god in contrapposto facing left, holding a short sceptre and a shield. 0.88 grams, 15 mm
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